Cuba Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Cuba youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.99%, a 0.09% decline from 2022.
  • Cuba youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.07%, a 0.09% decline from 2021.
  • Cuba youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 3.16%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Cuba youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.17%, a 0.14% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Cuba Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 2.99% -0.09%
2022 3.07% -0.09%
2021 3.16% 0.00%
2020 3.17% 0.14%
2019 3.02% -1.22%
2018 4.24% -0.06%
2017 4.30% -0.66%
2016 4.96% -1.01%
2015 5.97% -0.63%
2014 6.60% -1.49%
2013 8.09% -0.39%
2012 8.48% 0.79%
2011 7.69% 1.66%
2010 6.04% 2.54%
2009 3.50% 0.09%
2008 3.41% -0.56%
2007 3.97% -0.22%
2006 4.18% 0.00%
2005 4.19% 0.32%
2004 3.86% -0.83%
2003 4.69% -2.05%
2002 6.74% -1.65%
2001 8.40% -2.59%
2000 10.99% -1.44%
1999 12.43% 0.06%
1998 12.37% -1.64%
1997 14.01% -0.75%
1996 14.76% -0.33%
1995 15.09% -0.36%
1994 15.45% -0.32%
1993 15.77% 0.32%
1992 15.45% 0.38%
1991 15.07% 0.38%